Videos A Somewhat Facetious Musical Opinion Piece What does a mandolin represent, anyway? One of Two Winners for Original Songs in the Category of Better World at the Walnut Valley Music Festival, September, 2021 Interview with David Hakan at Walnut Valley Music Festival in Winfield, KS, September, 2021 A recent song, recorded poorly Not every love song achieves the intended effect A little sarcasm aimed at the religious self-righteous Hank Williams wrote it, Leon Russell re-arranged it, I abominated it. When disease comes between us I don’t think Don McLean would forgive me, nor would Vincent Van Gogh. Isolation Song, a plea to keep sharing love during times of social distancing necessitated by COVID-19 A Song and Video Written In Memory of Leslie Shainline Roberta Holbrook singing a rewrite of “God Bless the USA” with more appropriate lyrics, given Trump’s immigration policies A Rewrite of “Alone Again, Naturally” performed at the Front Range Brewing Company, Lafayette, CO A Blasphemous Treatment of Leonard Cohen’s Most Popular Song Runner Up Performance, New Song Showcase, Walnut Valley Music Festival, 2016, Better World Category A set performed at La Dolce Vita in Olde Town Arvada, June, 2019